Bare Necessity

After her bodice-ripping act in Andaaz, Priyanka Chopra (right) had sworn that she wouldn't "expose" in films. That was until she faced Bipasha Basu in Suneel Darshan's Barsaat. When Basu reverts to her glamorous Jism look and in a leaner avatar, the other female actor in the movie has no choice but to face the bare truth and go wet and wild. Ask Chopra.

Sand Storm

She is Ram Gopal Varma's latest muse, all set to shimmy her way to sex bomb charts a la Urmila Matondkar and Antara Mali. Delhi babe Nisha Kothari, the leading lady of James, will also do a sizzling sand dune dance in the film. Yes, but can she rock the box office?

Knot on Court

Talk about a hard-working couple. Former national badminton champions Chetan Anand, 25, and Jwala Gutta, 22, tied the knot in Hyderabad last week and are now off to Denmark. No, not to holiday or honeymoon but for a coaching stint with former All England champion Morten Frost Hansen. "Chetan is ranked No. 65 in the world while I am ranked 36," says Gutta. Adds Anand: "We are peaking and have at least seven years of badminton left in us." Evidently, love-all is the score in this match.

Socialite Shots

She is fashion designer Surily Goel's sister-in-law and socialite Rhea Pillai's best friend, but that is not Prerna Goel's only claim to fame. The Art-of-Living-teacher-in-the-making has been picked by Chanel from across the globe as one of five women to feature in a documentary celebrating the brand's 100 years. "I didn't even know when my photos were sent. They were everyday pictures," says Prerna, 33, back from the shoot in Paris. It helps that she is a Chanel client. "Today, who isn't?" she chimes. Coco would be proud.

-Compiled by Kimi Dangor

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